Alongside the day's high and low, weather reports generally contain a UV alert for a particular time. But what does it actually mean – and what should you do about it?

International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified UV-emitting tanning devices as a Group I carcinogen – the most dangerous cancer-causing substances.
Tanning bed via www.shutterstock.com.June 10, 2015

Despite the many awareness-raising campaigns on the harmful effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, a walk along any tourist beach will tell you just how many sun worshippers continue to soak up the sun…

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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National Univerity. CEO, Public Health Association of Australia, Public Health Association Australia